On June 10, 2002 the Dominican Republic passed Law 72-02 on Laundering of Assets Obtained from the Illegal Traffic of Drugs and Controlled Substances, in order to satisfy the need of a legal framework...

Corporate subsistence, in an economy that each day becomes more competitive, dynamic and integrated to the global world in which we live, has exponentially increased corporate mergers and alliances, together with similar transactions, such as stock acquisitions from one company for another’s capital, company, know how, and royalties transfers, among others.

When the Dominican Republic enacted a new insurance law last summer, it affirmed its interest in having insurance companies from the United States and other countries operate in the Dominican Republic. The new law also makes clear what requirements insurers from the U.S. and elsewhere must meet to enter the Dominican market.